Editing Spain Rodriguez (section)

==Influences==
His experiences on the road with the motorcycle club, the Road Vultures M.C.,<ref name=NYTimes /> provided inspiration for his work, as did his [[left-wing politics]]. Strongly influenced by 1950s [[EC Comics]] illustrator [[Wally Wood]],<ref>In the 1982 comic book ''Commies From Mars'' #4, Spain published an illustration copying Wood's style and sc-ifi subject matter with the words "In Memory of our beloved mentor Wallace Wood."</ref> Spain pushed Wood's sharp, crisp black shadows and hard-edged black outlines into a more simplified, stylized direction. His work also extended the [[eroticism]] of Wood's female characters.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}} [[Robert Crumb]] and Rodriguez share influences.<ref name="caF/msr/eD">{{cite web |last1=Rodriguez |first1=Spain |title=an erotic dancer (NSFW) |url=https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1960787 |website=Comic Art Fans |access-date=27 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref>